Tag: Education Department

News Roundup

Whistleblower Says Ed Dept Rejected Website That Eased Loan Forgiveness Process

A whistleblower has filed a complaint saying the Department of Education rejected a website that eased the process of applying for student loan forgiveness, reported U.S. News. A spokeswoman for the Education Department refuted the whistleblower’s contention. Late in May, President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution that would have made it easier for students defrauded […]

June 24, 2020

COVID-19

Washington’s AG Challenges Ed Dept on DACA, Other Exclusions in CARES Act

Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson yesterday challenged a U.S. Department of Education decision to deny student emergency grants allotted in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security (CARES) Act to students who are not eligible for federal financial aid. This lawsuit comes after California community colleges sued Secretary of Education Betsy Devos earlier this […]

May 20, 2020

Students

Many Student Veterans May Not Receive COVID-19 Emergency Grants, Says Advocacy Group

Many students veterans may not be eligible to receive federal COVID-19 emergency grants because of Department of Education guidance that restricts these cash grants to students who have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, said Veterans Education Success, an advocacy group. “If ED [Department of Education] maintains its April 21 guidance […]

May 19, 2020

News Roundup

After 10 Days, Only $6 Million of $6 Billion in Emergency Grants Has Reached Campuses

Close to 11 days after its disbursal was announced, only $6 million of the $6.28 billion in coronavirus emergency cash grants to college students has reached college campuses, reported Politico on Monday, citing the Education Department. The department is blaming colleges, saying they have been lax in submitting the required applications to access the funds. […]

April 20, 2020

Students

Education Department Upgrades Website to Better Explain Student Loan Information

The U.S. Education Department has upgraded its student aid website, studentaid.gov, with several new features. According to a press release, the site now offers an “Aid Summary” which provides students with detailed information regarding grants and loans they have received; a “Loan Simulator” which suggests and compares personalized loan repayment plans; and a “Make a […]

February 25, 2020

News Roundup

Court Ruling Allows Loan Forgiveness for Defrauded Students

A U.S. District Court judge has lifted the suspension of a rule that would allow defrauded student borrowers to have their federal loans forgiven. The 2016 borrower defense rule is a process created by the Obama Administration that allows misled and defrauded student loan borrowers to have their federal loans discharged. The court ruled that […]

October 17, 2018

Latinx

$2.5 Milllion Grant to Aid Students at Notre Dame de Namur U.

A $2.5 million Title V grant was awarded to Notre Dame de Namur University in California to support programs for Latinx, transfer and first-generation-to-college students, according to  university officials. The U.S. Department of Education grant will be dispersed over a course of five years to fund the college’s STARS (Success in Transfer and Retention for Students) […]

October 9, 2018